IPSC State of the Indo-Pacific Conference 2025

IPSC State of the Indo-Pacific Conference 2025

Program Overview

Day 1: Strategic Crossroads — Navigating Fragmentation and Rivalry

Welcome by Dr. Hugh Tuckfield, Founder & Executive Director, IPSC
Keynote: "The Indo-Pacific at an Inflection Point: Power Shifts and Strategic Futures"

Topics: Trump-era policy revival, strategic ambiguity, multilateral decline, impact on smaller and middle powers

Topics: South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, economic coercion, technological decoupling

Theme: Between Giants: Sovereignty, Security, and Self-Reliance in the Indo-Pacific
1-on-1 conversation with regional defense or foreign affairs minister

  • Session A: QUAD & AUKUS Plus — Strengthening Regional Security Architectures
  • Session B: Supply Chain Sovereignty and the New Trade Geography
  • Session C: Maritime Domain Awareness and Emerging Naval Doctrines

Topics: Strategic autonomy, economic corridors, digital cooperation

Day 2: Forging New Frameworks — Towards a Post-Hegemonic Indo-Pacific

Theme: “Leadership Without Hegemony: Pathways to Regional Resilience”

Topics: Regional institutions, alternative frameworks, minilateralism

  • Track 1: Youth and Emerging Leaders in Indo-Pacific Diplomacy
  • Track 2: Indo-Pacific Tech and Cyber Governance
  • Track 3: Climate-Security Nexus in Small Island States

Topic: Private Sector Power: How Business is Shaping the Future of the Region

Topics: Media, academic discourse, diaspora diplomacy, identity construction

Title: Charting the Way Forward: Regional Cooperation Without Dependency

Launch: IPSC 2025 State of the Indo-Pacific Report